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Nasogastric Suction in the Treatment of Alcoholic Pancreatitis
Authors: Jonathan A. Levant
Journal: JAMA (1974)

Twenty-nine patients with mild to moderately severe acute alcoholic pancreatitis were randomly allocated to treatment with or without nasogastric suction. Antibiotics, anticholinergics, and antacids were not used. No significant differences were found between the two groups in duration of the following: abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, nausea, narcotic requirement, fever, and elevated serum and urine amylase levels. The data suggested that even though a larger proportion of patients treated with suction became pain-free within the first two days of treatment, treatment without suction was associated with earlier return of normal bowel sounds and smaller risk of prolonged hyperamylasemia. Because nasogastric suction provided no clear-cut advantages in this admittedly small group, it might be considered elective rather than mandatory in the treatment of mild to moderately severe acute alcoholic pancreatitis. (<i>JAMA</i>229:51-52, 1974)
In Vitro Transformation of Fetal Brain Cells From CDF Rats Exposed In Utero to &lt;italic&gt;N&lt;/italic&gt;-Ethyl-&lt;italic&gt;N&lt;/italic&gt;-nitrosourea: Morphologic and Immunologic Studies&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2"&gt;2&lt;/xref&gt;&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN3"&gt;3&lt;/xref&gt;&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN4"&gt;4&lt;/xref&gt;
Journal: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1980)
THAT MIDCLAVICULAR LINE
Authors: DUKE H. BAKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1968)

Letters and Comments1 December 1968THAT MIDCLAVICULAR LINEDUKE H. BAKER, M.D.DUKE H. BAKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-69-6-1330 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor:Dr. Rytand's article, "The Midclavicular Line: "Where Is It? (Ann. Intern. Med. 69: 329, 1968) seems pertinent in this, the computer age. In all probability many of the cherished medical terms of the past and present should be reevaluated and reconsidered as to their worth in communication and the ill-defined, inexact, and misleading terms cast out and relegated to the forgiving arms of medical history. It would seem the time has come to unceremoniously cast out the term mammillary (or mamillary) line because of its extreme mobility, negating its usefulness as a line of reference. The need...References1. MUSSER JH: A Practical Treatise on Medical Diagnosis for Students and Physicians, 4th ed., Lea Brothers and Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1900, p. 476. Google Scholar2. LEFEVRE E: Physical Diagnosis Including Diseases of the Thoracic and Abdominal Organs. A Manual for Students and Physicians, 2nd ed., Lea Brothers and Co., Philadelphia and New York, 1905, p. 21. Google Scholar3. SAHLI H: A Treatise on Diagnostic Methods of Examination, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia and London, 1905, p. 167. Google Scholar4. ANDERS HS: Physical Diagnosis with Case Examples of the Inductive Method, D. Appleton and Co., New York and London, 1907, p. 18. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DUKE H. BAKER, M.D.Affiliations: Department of Medicine Indiana University Medical Center 1100 W. Michigan St. Indianapolis, Ind. 46202 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1968Volume 69, Issue 6Page: 1330-1330KeywordsComputers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1968 PDF downloadLoading ...
Holt's Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: A Textbook for the Use of Students and Practitioners
Journal: JAMA (1941)

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal
The Control of Tuberculosis in the United States
Journal: JAMA (1941)

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal
New Method Uses Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tumor's Response to Injury to Monitor Directly the Effects of Some Anticancer Drugs
Authors: Chris Anne Raymond
Journal: JAMA (1987)

A NEW METHOD that uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to monitor, within 30 hours of treatment, the in vivo responses of tumors as small as a pinhead was reported by David F. Ranney, MD, at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology meeting in Washington, DC. The technique soon may improve the use of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is one of the major tools of the oncologist's trade, but its efficacy is hindered by the difficulty of predicting if an agent or combination of agents that works on patients' tumor cells in vitro will work in vivo. Current methods to monitor tumor responses clinically may take up to three weeks to determine if an agent is having an effect on all or any part of the tumor. This can delay instituting better therapy and permit drug-resistant cell lines to multiply. In a telephone interview, Ranney explained that he attached a magnetic
Chilaiditi's Syndrome— Fact or Fancy?
Authors: Irving Waldman
Journal: JAMA (1966)

TO THOSE accustomed to surveying routine chest roentgenograms, the appearance of interposed bowel gas between the right hemidiaphragm and the shadow of the liver is not a particularly unusual or disturbing observation. Physicians less experienced, however, might confuse this type of gas collection with serious pathological processes such as free intraperitoneal air or gas within an abscess. Since hepatodiaphragmatic interposition is said to occur in 0.025% of mass chest roentgenogram surveys,<sup>1</sup>complete familiarity with this entity is worthwhile. The roentgenographic observation of interposed bowel loops between the liver and diaphragm with the patient upright (Fig 1 and 2), together with the clinical features of abdominal pain, distention, and nocturnal vomiting, combined with physical findings of absent liver dullness or liver mass in the midabdomen or right lower quadrant,<sup>2</sup>has become known as Chilaiditi's syndrome. Although originally described as early as 1899 by Beclere,<sup>2,3</sup>and more substantially in
Acute urethral syndrome in women
Authors: R. Burkitt
Journal: BMJ (1981)

noted in previous studies of progesterone administration by various routes.2Whitehead's group studied plasma concentrations, not the activity of the compound, and pointed out that "further studies are needed to determine the end-organ response and thera- peutic efficacy."Despite the interesting possibilities raised by their work it was not perhaps ready to challenge the accepted view of progesterone metabolism that was sum- marised-perhaps too succinctly-in the
20. New Treatment Modalities
Authors: B Pro, B Leber, M Smith, A Younes, L Fayad, F Hagemeister, P Mclaughlin, M Rodriguez, L Kwak, Y Caddick, J Zwiebel, N Liu, N Poindexter, E Grimm, R Nunez, J Romaguera, A Goy, F Samaniego, M Wang, A Ayala, B Lee, J Reuben, J Rubenstein, J O'brien, M Shuman, L Abrey, D Combs, P O'connor
Journal: Annals of Oncology (2005)
Host Resistance and Radiation Response of Syngeneic Mouse Lymphoma Cells&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN2"&gt;2&lt;/xref&gt;
Authors: Yosh Maruyama
Journal: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1971)

Survival curves for an isologous mouse lymphoma were studied in unirradiated recipients and those irradiated with 400 R. Tumor takes were studied at the dilution endpoint where the Poisson distribution applied, and most of the tumor fakes represented the outgrowths of single cells. In general, fewer tumor takes were observed in the unirradiated than in the irradiated recipients. Prolongation of median survival time and a dose-dependent decrease in tumor takes were observed in the unirradiated recipients of single surviving X-ray-treated cells. The addition of large numbers of killed cells and challenge with variable numbers of viable cells were not significant factors under the conditions used for tumor bioassay.
Actions of Melanotropins on Mouse Melanoma Cell Growth In Vitro&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1"&gt;2&lt;/xref&gt;
Authors: Abdel Malek, Zalfa A., Hadley, Mac E., Bregman, Marvin D., Meyskens, Frank L., Hruby, Victor J.
Journal: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1986)

Journal Article Actions of Melanotropins on Mouse Melanoma Cell Growth In Vitro Get access Zalfa A. Abdel Malek, Zalfa A. Abdel Malek Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Mac E. Hadley, Mac E. Hadley 4 4Address reprint requests to Dr. Hadley. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Marvin D. Bregman, Marvin D. Bregman Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Frank L. Meyskens, Jr., Frank L. Meyskens, Jr. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Victor J. Hruby Victor J. Hruby Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Volume 76, Issue 5, May 1986, Pages 857–863, https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/76.5.857 Published: 01 May 1986 Article history Received: 30 January 1985 Revision received: 12 November 1985 Accepted: 16 December 1985 Published: 01 May 1986
Coexistence of Urinary Calculi and Vesicoureteral Reflux
Authors: Arjan D. Amar
Journal: JAMA (1968)

Coexistence of vesicoureteral reflux and urinary calculi was noted in 16 patients. This new observation suggests that a patient with urinary calculi and urinary tract infection of long duration should be examined for reflux. After the removal of the stone (or stones) and appropriate anti-microbial therapy, if infection persists and reflux is believed to be an important etiologic factor, surgical correction of reflux may be considered.
Radiological Evaluation of Dysphagia
Authors: David J. Ott
Journal: JAMA (1986)

DYSPHAGIA is a common complaint in patients presenting for radiological or endoscopic examination of the esophagus and is usually due to functional or structural abnormalities of the esophageal body or esophagogastric region.<sup>1</sup>We review the radiological evaluation of the esophagus and esophagogastric region in patients with esophageal dysphagia and discuss the roentgenographic techniques used, radiological efficacy for common structural disorders, and evaluation of esophageal motor function. Comparison is made with endoscopy in assessing dysphagia, with the conclusion that the radiological examination be used initially in patients with this complaint. <h3>Radiological Techniques</h3> Effective radiological evaluation of the esophagus depends on a combination of several examination techniques: (1) full column, (2) mucosal relief, (3) double contrast, and (4) recording of motion. Each technique has advantages and limitations, and no one method can evaluate adequately the esophagus in a patient with dysphagia.<sup>2</sup> The full-column examination is performed with the patient in
Free Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen and Screening for Prostate Cancer-Reply
Authors: William J. Catalona
Journal: JAMA (1996)

<h3>In Reply.</h3> —We agree with Dr Bangma and colleagues that additional study is required to determine whether measurement of the percentage of free PSA is the best method for increasing the specificity of PSA screening for prostate cancer detection. Although our study is preliminary, it is encouraging that our results are consistent with reports of other investigators from around the world who have used different study methods and assays.<sup>1-3</sup>In the study by Bangma et al,<sup>4</sup>using still another assay in men with PSA levels of 4 to 10 ng/mL, a cutoff of 28% free PSA would have detected 91% of cancers and eliminated 19% of negative biopsies; in the subset with a gland volume less than 50 cm<sup>3</sup>, a cutoff of 19% would have detected 91% of the cancers and eliminated 49% of negative biopsies. The reason for the lower specificity in the study by Bangma
Infectious Mononucleosis In the Elderly
Authors: William P. Corr
Journal: JAMA (1966)

<h3>To the Editor:—</h3> When an elderly patient, especially one with known degenerative vascular disease, suddenly seems to deteriorate mentally, it is tempting to make a diagnosis of "minor stroke." But many other illnesses can cloud an aging person's mind, with only a benign cause for the ominous symptoms. Such was the happy outcome in this case of infectious mononucleosis in a 70-year-old man. The patient, a retired teacher, normally quite alert, had had a myocardial infarction in February 1964 and another in March 1965. At the time of his first episode a diminished right carotid pulse had been noted. One week before admission to the hospital on May 18, 1965, he noted that he was no longer able to think clearly or rapidly. This feeling had persisted and this dull state contributed to two automobile accidents. In one he had veered off his driveway into some bushes and in the
Injuries From Seat Belts
Authors: Klaus D. Backwinkel
Journal: JAMA (1968)

The merit of the seat belt as an ejection-preventing device is not being contested. Two patients incurred severe intestinal injuries, and one of them also received associated spinal injuries. This emphasizes the relative safety of lap-type seat belts and should alert the treating physician to a defined injury pattern directly related to the wearing of these belts at the time of collision. The traumatic mechanism involved in mesenteric and intestinal tearing is a result of direct injury from the belt or inertial injury.
Toxic Shock Syndrome in Oregon
Authors: Steven D. Helgerson
Journal: JAMA (1984)

To define the risk of having a recurrence of toxic shock syndrome, we collected information on 53 cases (42 definite and 11 probable cases) that occurred in Oregon between Jan 1, 1980, and May 30, 1982. For the 777 person-months for which follow-up information was available, only one probable recurrent case of toxic shock syndrome occurred. The low frequency of recurrences may be associated with the high frequency (91%) with which β-lactamase—resistant antibiotics were used in initial episodes of toxic shock syndrome and with the relatively low proportion (44%) of menstruating women who resumed the use of tampons after their first episode. (<i>JAMA</i>1984;252:3402-3404)
THE AMERICAN ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATION.
Journal: JAMA (1895)

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience. By continuing to use our site, or clicking "Continue," you are agreeing to our Cookie Policy | Continue JAMA HomeNew OnlineCurrent IssueFor Authors Publications JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry (1919-1959) Podcasts Clinical Reviews Editors' Summary Medical News Author Interviews More JN Learning / CMESubscribeJobsInstitutions / LibrariansReprints & Permissions Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement 2023 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved Search All JAMA JAMA Network Open JAMA Cardiology JAMA Dermatology JAMA Forum Archive JAMA Health Forum JAMA Internal Medicine JAMA Neurology JAMA Oncology JAMA Ophthalmology JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery JAMA Pediatrics JAMA Psychiatry JAMA Surgery Archives of Neurology & Psychiatry Input Search Term Sign In Individual Sign In Sign inCreate an Account Access through your institution Sign In Purchase Options: Buy this article Rent this article Subscribe to the JAMA journal
"RURAL WATER SUPPLIES AND THEIR PURIFICATION."
Authors: A. C. Houston
Journal: BMJ (1919)

Others, however, hope and believe that the tendency will be quite the other way. Muchdepends on how we are taught to regard the ordinary affairs of life.Education, discipline, example, if not mere suggestion, can render our daily tasks almost pleasurably exciting. Speakingirrespective of any party the writer ventures to think that a little more imagination (the greatest gift on earth) on the part of our rulers is needed.Many hours are spent daily, and spent well, in cooking operations.Surely it is worth while to devote a few minutes, say in the morning and evening, to purifying water for domestic use.Again, no one knows to what extent our mode of life may change.At heart we are all country- folk, and after the War there may be an unprece- dented rush for the peaceful country, stimulated, perhaps, by the standardization of houses, more equitable terms for the purchase of houses and land, war weariness, shattered nerves, reduced incomes, difficulty of soldiers reverting to town life after their experiences at the Front, successful results of allotment gardening, tariff on imported foodstuffs, improved railway facilities for the con- veyance of market produce and recognition of the value of co-operation, revived love of Nature, alarm at the falling birth-rate (for which town life is partly responsible), increasing distrust of over- centralization, simpler standards of living and dislike VI 11.
New chromosome test to screen for β-thalassemia
Authors: Lois Wingerson
Journal: JAMA (1983)

In recent years, a search for the exact mutations that cause β-thalassemia has led to the surprising conclusion that the same basic disorder—a shortage of βhemoglobin—may be the consequence of as many as 60 mutations with different molecular effects. Within a few years, a by-product of this research, a simple and specific chromosome test for homozygous β-thalassemia (also known as Cooley's anemia, thalassemia major, or erythroblastic anemia), an autosomal recessive disorder, may replace fetal blood testing as the prenatal screening method of choice. β-Thalassemia is a disorder of quantity, not quality. Unlike sickle cell disease where the protein structure is deformed, in β-thalassemia the proper β-hemoglobin chains are usually produced, but in insufficient quantity. Both the serious major (homozygous) and the often-asymptomatic minor (heterozygous) forms of the disease are known today to result from a variety of genetic defects. It is most prevalent in certain ethnic groups, particularly those originating
Adoption of Protective Behaviors Among Persons With Recent HIV Infection and Diagnosis—Alabama, New Jersey, and Tennessee, 1997-1998
Journal: JAMA (2000)

A comprehensive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention strategy includes knowledge of HIV status, counseling to reduce high-risk behavior, and referral for appropriate care (1). After diagnosis, a substantial percentage of HIV-infected persons reduce their high-risk sexual behaviors (2-4). This report presents data characterizing the sexual practices of persons with newly diagnosed HIV infection who have evidence of recently acquired infection. Characterizing these persons may assist in the development of risk-reduction efforts for HIV-infected populations to prevent further HIV transmission.
Occurrence of Tumors in Domestic Animals. Data From 12 United States and Canadian Colleges of Veterinary Medicine&lt;xref ref-type="fn" rid="FN1"&gt;2&lt;/xref&gt;
Authors: William A. Priester, Nathan Mantel
Journal: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1971)

The distribution of 8,634 tumors among 202,277 animal patients reported to the Veterinary Medical Data Program by 12 colleges of veterinary medicine in the United States and Canada is reported. Relative risk and relative frequency analyses revealed a number of differences in tumor distributions within and between the 4 main species categories: bovine, equine, feline, and canine. The proportions, for each species category, of all tumors that were malignant were: cattle 70%, cats 69%, dogs 40%, horses 26%. The eye was the most frequent site for tumors in cattle, the skin for horses and dogs, and the hemic and lymphatic systems for cats. Tumors in cattle had the narrowest spectrum of cell types; those in dogs the widest. The only unusual sex-related finding was a significantly increased risk of malignant tumors for females in the bovine category. An increasing tumor risk with age was seen in all 4 species; tumors in the equine species, however, appeared to be less age dependent than the other 3 species categories. A significantly increased tumor risk was noted in 1 bovine, 2 equine, and 14 canine breeds, as compared to all breeds within each species category. It is suggested that the data, while subject to limitations of case ascertainment and availability of truly representative reference populations, were sufficiently consistent with what is known about tumors to be considered a reasonable approximation of the distribution of tumors in the species studied; they cannot, however, be viewed as morbidity statistics.
Infection Control Guidelines for CPR Providers
Authors: Richard O. Cummins
Journal: JAMA (1989)

A number of guidelines have been published for health care workers based in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics to help prevent transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV).<sup>1-4</sup>The important position statement from the Emergency Cardiac Care Committee of the American Heart Association (AHA)<sup>5</sup>in this issue ofThe Journal, however, specifically focuses on providers of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This group includes not only health care workers but also fire service personnel, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, law enforcement personnel, and laypersons. The AHA position statement supplements guidelines previously published by the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga,<sup>6</sup>and the National Association of Emergency Medical Services Physicians.<sup>7</sup> The position statement reveals that the AHA views the current epidemic of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as a public health problem rather than a political, ethical, or moral one. The sections entitled "Guidelines for Rescuers With Known or